decontent

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verb

To remove some of the features from (an automobile), for example in order to be able to sell it more cheaply.

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Meanings

verbdecontent (third-person singular simple present decontents, present participle decontenting, simple past and past participle decontented)

present singular third person decontents · participle present decontenting · participle past decontented · past decontented

  1. transitiveTo remove some of the features from (an automobile), for example in order to be able to sell it more cheaply.

    In an effort to lower the base price, VW plans to decontent the car for '91 by removing a number of the currently standard features.

    1990 July, Popular Mechanics, volume 167, number 7, page 17

Origin

From de- + content.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

decontent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decontent

MLA

“decontent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decontent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decontent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decontent.

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